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Do you call the evening meal ''dinner'' or ''supper''? There are two different words for this meal.
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It would be better to use SUPPER when there is a social gathering. I wouldn't call my evening meal at my house a SUPPER.
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My family uses the term "dinner" when referring to the evening meal, but another common term used by Aussies is "tea" (e.g. "we're having fish n chips for tea").
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My parents use dinner. But all of my grandparents use(d) supper because of where they or their parents came from (my great-g-parents came from England [supper], New York [dinner], Indiana[?], Wisconsin [supper], Missouri[?] and Kentucky[dinner]).
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My family always called it supper if it was just an informal meal, but dinner if it was a more formal occasion.
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I always say "dinner." I think this is all regional, as Clark was trying to demonstrate.
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I often call it ''dinner''.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I say "dinner."
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I was always under the impression that supper was kinda like a snack. You know, nothing to heavy .
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I've heard "supper" used for a evening snack after dinner. My dad often calls lunch "dinner". This has rubbed off on me a little.
I think that this comes from the tradition in the British Isles to eat your main meal in the middle of the day and have a light meal in the evening. I am right about this tradition?
Although "dinner" just pops out at lunch-time, I usually call it "lunch". Also, I usually call the evening meal "dinner", though I have often called it "tea".
The only time I've used the word "supper" is in reference to the last meal eaten by Jesus with his mates.
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For me, tea and supper are separate even though they are the same for many Britons. I have tea (i.e. tea with some bread or a scone) at 4.00 PM and supper (a much heavier meal with meat and vegetables) sometime between 6 and 8 PM.
Talking about tea, don't you think it is strange that Americans drink their coffee with milk but don't drink their tea with milk? Do you think Americans would understand if I tell them that my favourite drink is "thé au lait", since café au lait is a rather popular term in the U.S.?
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A.C.S.M.,
A lot of people here drink their tea with milk. Trust me, as a waiter, it's one of the most annoying items to have to prepare with the hot water, tea pot, tea bag, etc. ;.)
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Rugger
<My family uses the term "dinner" when referring to the evening meal, but another common term used by Aussies is "tea" (e.g. "we're having fish n chips for tea"). <
Is not it odd to call your dinner "tea" ? then how do you call your "tea" ?
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Comming from a staunch tea drinking family, a cup of tea has always been black tea with milk (plus two teaspoons of sugar). So, yes, I guess I do find it a little strange that in America a cuppa would be just plain tea with no milk. The exception is herbal/fruit teas (and iced lemon tea) which don't require the addition of milk.
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Zi, I don't find it odd because it's all a matter of context. It's like the way we use chips/chips for fries/crisps.
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